On the broad subject of getting back to “muzzle”loading, the traditional folks debating with the modern in-line folks and vice versa will always exist. Defending personal preferences is just what we all inherently do. The way I see it, no matter what hunting load you ramrod down the barrel it’s still a one–shot “muzzleloader”… plain and simple. For me it’s all about the hunt, so I hunt much more than I range shoot. The challenge of the hunt lies not only in the implement of choice to harvest game, but more importantly the mental challenge to design a satisfying and hopefully rewarding hunt. Dedicated and sincere hunters are always cursed to maintain or seek-out greater challenges in their hunts…be it the game, the implement or the distance. The muzzleloading laws with promulgated regulations are there to provide the young, the senior and the disabled hunter with a universe of opportunities to hunt ethically in a manner which accommodates each one’s individual’s limitations (i.e., physical, eyesight etc.). For those that surmise open-sight, round-ball sidelocks provide the purest traditional hunting challenge, perhaps you should give traditional archery a shot.
Hunt with whatever you feel comfortable with within the law and forget about what others may opine.
:cheers:
